This television frame grab taken from Indian television channel NDTV, broadcasting live footage from state television Doordarshan, shows the PSLV-C25 launch vehicle carrying the Mars Orbiter probe as its payload moments after lift-off in Sriharikota on Nov 5, 2013. - AFP
NEW DELHI: India's first mission to Mars blasted off on Tuesday as the country aims to become the only Asian nation to reach the Red Planet with a programme showcasing its low-cost space technology.
"It's lift off," said a commentator on state television as the red-and-black rocket launched into a slightly overcast sky on schedule at 02:38pm (0908 GMT) from the southern spaceport in Sriharikota.
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